Chuck Curtis
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 15, 1935 Gainesville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2016 (aged 80) Weatherford, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1954–1956 | TCU |
| 1957 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1957 | New York Giants |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958 | Holliday HS (TX) |
| 1959–1962 | Jacksboro HS (TX) |
| 1963–1964 | Garland HS (TX) |
| 1965–1967 | SMU (assistant) |
| 1968 | Grand Prairie HS (TX) |
| 1979–1980 | Jacksboro HS (TX) |
| 1981–1983 | Cleburne HS (TX) |
| 1984–1985 | Texas–Arlington |
| 1987–1988 | Aledo HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–10–1 (college) 135–41–3 (high school) |
Charles Curtis (July 15, 1935 – May 9, 2016) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) and had a short stint with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) in 1957. Curtis spent most of his coaching career, which spanned from 1958 to 1988, at the high school level in the state of Texas. At the college level, he served as last head football coach at the University of Texas at Arlington, from 1984 to 1985, before the Texas–Arlington Mavericks football program was disbanded.
Football career
Growing up in Gainesville, Texas as son of a minister, Curtis played quarterback at Gainesville High School in the late 1940s and early 1950s. During his senior year Curtis' father moved to Taylor but allowed him to remain at Gainesville in a garage apartment in order to keep his eligibility.[1] Despite All-State honors, college recruiters ignored him, except for Texas Christian's Abe Martin.[1]
At TCU, Curtis led the
Coaching career
After one season with the Giants, Curtis returned to Texas in order to pursue a coaching career. He began at
Curtis seriously considered the head coaching job at Odessa Permian, which just became vacant as Jim Cashion resigned, but eventually accepted an assistant coaching position on Hayden Fry's staff at SMU. In 1968, he returned to the high school level, taking over at Grand Prairie.[citation needed]
In 1979 Curtis briefly returned to Jacksboro, before taking over head coaching duties at
In 1984 Curtis finally got his first head coaching job at the collegiate level, taking over as 13th head football coach at the University of Texas at Arlington. His career coaching record for the Mavericks was 11–10–1. This ranks him sixth at UT Arlington in total wins and eighth at UT Arlington in winning percentage.[5] UT-Arlington discontinued its football program after the conclusion of the 1985 season.[6]
After one year out of coaching, Curtis returned to the high school level, becoming head coach at 3A Aledo. He guided the Bearcats to a 6–5 and 8–3 record in 1987 and 1988, respectively, before he retired.[citation needed]
Death
Curtis died on May 9, 2016, following a lengthy undisclosed illness. He was 80.[7]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Texas–Arlington Mavericks (Southland Conference) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Texas–Arlington | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Texas–Arlington | 4–6–1 | 2–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Texas–Arlington: | 11–10–1 | 6–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–10–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87611-168-1.
- ^ Canning, Whit (August 31, 1992). "Curtis has few regrets on long way 'home'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ Costlow, Ken (December 8, 1999). "Ex-UTA coach brought two titles to Garland". Arlington Morning News.
- ^ Magers, Lisa (October 11, 2007). "Football coach led Jackets to state seminfinals in 1982". Cleburne Times-Review. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
- ^ "The University of Texas at Arlington – Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Garcia, Art (July 15, 2011). "Joining the WAC is first big step-UTA's move to higher profile conference would be enhanced with addition of football". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ Mendez, Carlos (May 9, 2016). "Former TCU quarterback, UT Arlington coach Chuck Curtis dies". star-telegram.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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